Yuzawa Now: Sunday 6th January 2019
- Jan 6, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this season 353cm
Posted on Sunday 6th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It was raining heavily at times yesterday around base levels. A bit grim. Yuck. Not helpful to the snow. So it was definitely a good idea to head up to higher elevations yesterday where it was more like snow (bit wet though).
As it got dark light snow was falling down here and this morning we have a very welcome surprise -- I have just measured 23cm of fresh snow.
Can't say I was expecting that, but thank you all the same!
Kagura are reporting about 30cm and Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 20-30cm. So you can likely expect a fresh layer of around 20-30cm wherever you choose today (pre-grooming of course).
Regular snowfall on and off is on the forecast for the coming week. Look to later on Tuesday/Wednesday for the chance of a really decent delivery.
Today should see the last of the New Year holidaymakers (well, Japanese ones anyway!) returning back to their normal lives and we'll get back into normal weekdays from tomorrow.
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All ski resorts in the area are open (either fully open or close to fully open).
Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 240cm (official snow depth)
- All three Areas of GALA Yuzawa are now open (a few parts of the Northern and Southern not yet open)
Iwappara
- 165cm (official snow depth)
Kagura
- Kagura area: 260cm (official snow depth)
- Mitsumata area: 220cm (official snow depth)
- Tashiro area: 240cm (official snow depth)
Kandatsu Kogen
- 180cm (official snow depth)
Naeba
- 160cm (official snow depth)
- Please see our Naeba Now report for daily updates from Naeba
NASPA Ski Garden
- 255cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 230cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 160cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Park
- 175cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 170cm (official snow depth)
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma - just to the north of Yuzawa:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 230cm (official snow depth)
Joetsu Kokusai
- 220cm (official snow depth)
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 240cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 150cm (official snow depth)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 200cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Sunday 6th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 353cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 253cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 98cm reported on 5 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.